Clem shoulda been in that conversation. All the mediots have talked about all week is the loss of Clem as the cornerstone of this defense. His stats are decent but his overall impact on this squad is huge. Get well soon Clem!

Evil_Shenanigans wrote:Clem shoulda been in that conversation. All the mediots have talked about all week is the loss of Clem as the cornerstone of this defense. His stats are decent but his overall impact on this squad is huge. Get well soon Clem!

Evil_Shenanigans wrote:Clem shoulda been in that conversation. All the mediots have talked about all week is the loss of Clem as the cornerstone of this defense. His stats are decent but his overall impact on this squad is huge. Get well soon Clem!

No way. I love Clem, but he's not All Pro-worthy.

Agreed. I would add Unger to the list. He's had an amazing year. Okung is not far behind; Pro Bowl yes, All Pro next year and hopefully for the next ten years.

Evil_Shenanigans wrote:Clem shoulda been in that conversation. All the mediots have talked about all week is the loss of Clem as the cornerstone of this defense. His stats are decent but his overall impact on this squad is huge. Get well soon Clem!

No way. I love Clem, but he's not All Pro-worthy.

Agreed. I would add Unger to the list. He's had an amazing year. Okung is not far behind; Pro Bowl yes, All Pro next year and hopefully for the next ten years.

No offense to Unger, but John Sullivan is a straight up baller, he deserves it. I think Unger can get second team, which he should have no shame in making. Okung..... Has a legit case for 1st team, but I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't make the team at all. He deserves it though.

Kuechly is legit. I was very impressed with his play when we played the Panthers. He's like a bigger Lofa Tatupu, in terms of his game smarts and hustle. That said, Irvin was the better 1st round pick for us, especially with Clemons out now. Wagner is faster and has been amazing this year.

Unger is having an awesome year, and is probably the most deserving of the 'Hawks that didn't make that list.

Steve2222 wrote: "I'm going to call a spade a spade. This is a 9 win team who is going to need luck getting into playoffs."

olyfan63 wrote:He's like a bigger Lofa Tatupu, in terms of his game smarts and hustle.

On what basis? Lofa's rookie year had 104 tackles, 6 passes defended, 4 sacks, and 3 ints. Kuechly had 164 tackles, 8 passes defended, 1 sack, and 2 ints. A ton of tackles generally means a player's picking up slack from his fellow linebackers, but that's not a bad thing, since he's doing what needs to be done. # of tackles for a LB just isn't a stat that means much, IMO. A good number can vary wildly by scheme, talent surrounded by, etc. I'd say Wagner's more like Lofa than Kuechly.